Understanding the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in improving environmental sustainability

Javaid, Mohd; Haleem, Abid; Singh, Ravi Pratap; Suman, Rajiv; Gonzalez, Ernesto Santibañez

doi:10.1016/j.susoc.2022.01.008

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“…They can revolutionize work on information management and integration among S.C. partners. Thus, they can enhance the performance, along with I4TE, in contrast to the previous research by Kiel et al [113], Delongate et al [114], and van de Wetering [115], which claimed the negative influence of I4TE on the performance and enhancement concerning environmental problems. This research is the first attempt to look at DSC from the information processing perspective, which has significant implications for DSC research in general.…”

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confidence: 70%

Sustainable Performance through Digital Supply Chains in Industry 4.0 Era: Amidst the Pandemic Experience

Joshi

Sharma

2022

Sustainability

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Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic disruption, industry 4.0 technologies (I4TEs) and digital supply chains (DSCs) are reinforcing businesses to gain economic stability and agility to enrich their sustainable performance (S.P.). Survey methods have been deployed based on the constructs obtained from the literature. Data collection through a survey resulted in 202 valid responses. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirms the constructs and the mediating effect of the DSCs through partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The study is among the few studies that examine the I4TE impact on DSCs and S.P. The results show that industry 4.0 technologies enhance the sustainable performance of firms. Results also show a complete mediation of DSCs on the inter-relationship between I4TEs and S.P. Those DSCs with I4TE inclusion can transform an organization’s strategic decision-making. For the authors, this study is the first of its kind. Although some of the literature explored different aspects of the concept of industry 4.0 and digitalizing supply chains, studies have yet to specifically evaluate the potential impacts of digital supply chains on sustainable performance. The novelty of DSCs is their support of firms in improving their preparedness, agility, and transparency to strengthen their sustainable performance. These DSCs will provide agile, collaboration, responsiveness, end-to-end visibility, and resilient supply chains to diminish supply risk and enrich preparedness and responsiveness to recuperate quickly from uncertainty amidst the pandemic. The study will help managers re-designing their strategic planning, resulting in new cost reduction and resilience models for supply chains. The study calls for firms to employ multiple DSCs once they have set clear strategic priorities. The overall findings of the work fill the literature gaps of studies in the digitalization of supply chains.

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confidence: 70%

Sustainable Performance through Digital Supply Chains in Industry 4.0 Era: Amidst the Pandemic Experience

Joshi

Sharma

2022

Sustainability

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“…Nowadays, Industry 4.0 is a revolutionary change based on disruptive technologies and trends integration (Internet, robotics, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence), which are changing people's lives and work. It is characterized by (i) the massive Internet use, the development of cheaper, smaller, and stronger sensors, (ii) rapid spread of information technology (IT), (iii) the development of a Collaborative Common, (iii) the transition from conventional fossil fuel-based economy to the renewable energy economy as circular economy and bioeconomy concepts, the spread of the newest IT, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems (CPSs), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), artificial neural networks (ANN), and (v) the 3-D printer (Lee et al 2018;Groumpos 2021;Javaid et al 2022). The industrial revolutions and their main characteristics are illustrated in Fig.…”

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“…It was characterized by: (i) revolutionary inventions such as the internal combustion engine, the telegraph, the telephone, computers, automatic operations, plastics, electricity, chemical synthesis, and the automobile, among others, and (ii) the design of automated assembly lines in industrial production, among others. Industry 3.0 (from 1970 to the present) was based on the revolutionary improvement and use of: (i) electronics, telecommunications, and computers; (ii) new research lines such as space expeditions, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, among others; (iii) new industrial technologies such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and robots to achieve high-level automation (Lee et al 2018;Groumpos 2021;Javaid et al 2022).…”

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Integrating the new age of bioeconomy and Industry 4.0 into biorefinery process design

Clauser

Felissia

Área

et al. 2022

BioRes

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Manufacturing processes and their economy are dramatically evolving due to machinery and digital control improvements. Artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and the Internet of Things are key tools for this new industrial revolution era based on Industry 4.0. Bioeconomy and circular economy concepts have appeared in the forest, agriculture, food, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, chemical, biotechnological, and energy areas, etc., to achieve sustainable economic growth development via biomass valorization in a biorefinery platform. Biorefinery process development at an industrial scale requires the previous design and assessment of processes and technologies. Therefore, economic, environmental, and social factors should be evaluated to prevent the failure in one of these issues that could affect the performance of the others. With a growing interest in sustainable economic development, there is a need to incorporate new technologies early enough in the process design. This study aims to better understand how Industry 4.0 era tools can bring new solutions to the biorefinery process design, in terms of the technical, economic, environmental, and social factors. Thus, these tools could improve and revolutionize the process selection optimization, provide alternatives for biomass valorization, integration strategies, and the metrics selection for process evaluation, adding the approach toward sustainable economic development.

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“…According to Javaid et al (2022), "The technical integration into manufacturing and logistics and use of the Internet of Things and Services in industrial processes define industry 4.0. It will affect value creation, business models, downstream services and work organization".…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of supply chain 4.0 and supply chain risk on organizational performance: An empirical evidence from the UAE food manufacturing industry

Kurdi¹,

Alzoubi²,

Alshurideh³

et al. 2023

10.5267/j.uscm

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This research aims to empirically assess the impact of supply chain 4.0 and supply chain risk on organizational performance in the food manufacturing industry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Based on empirical evidence, only a few empirical research in supply chain 4.0 have been conducted. Additionally, they stress the significance of supply chain risk management assistance in enhancing organizational effectiveness. A quantitative technique with convenient cluster sampling was used to evaluate the variables. Data from 54 food manufacturing companies based in Ajman, UAE, was used. A sample size of 289 respondents was used for statistical analysis. The research findings revealed a strong link between the significant impact of supply chain4.0 and supply chain risk to improve organizational performance. The use of supply chain 4.0 in manufacturing organizations was the main focus of this study. The model can be modified to reflect other businesses worldwide, for instance, the retail or service sectors. The findings aid businesses in making better-informed decisions about adopting supply chain 4.0. According to the research findings, food manufacturing companies should initiate and advance their transition to supply chain 4.0 for them to be competitive, effective, and productive.

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Understanding the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in improving environmental sustainability

Cited by 343 publications

References 194 publications

Sustainable Performance through Digital Supply Chains in Industry 4.0 Era: Amidst the Pandemic Experience

Sustainable Performance through Digital Supply Chains in Industry 4.0 Era: Amidst the Pandemic Experience

Integrating the new age of bioeconomy and Industry 4.0 into biorefinery process design

Impact of supply chain 4.0 and supply chain risk on organizational performance: An empirical evidence from the UAE food manufacturing industry

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